Bailiffs and debt collectors : Directgov - Money, tax and benefits A bailiff may visit your home if you don’t pay your debts - eg a Council Tax bill, parking fine, court fine, county court or family court judgment. This will happen if you ignore letters saying that bailiffs will be used. Bailiffs must normally give you at least 7 days’ notice of their first visit. You can stop bailiffs from visiting by paying the money you owe. Talk to the person or business you owe money to as soon as possible to get advice on how to pay your debt. Bailiffs are also known as ‘enforcement agents’. Dealing with bailiffs In most cases, you don’t have to open your front door to a bailiff or let them in. Bailiffs are not usually allowed to force their way into your home - eg by pushing past you, or putting their foot in the door. However, if you don’t let them in or agree to pay them: they could take things from outside your home - eg your car you could end up owing even more money If you do let them in, but don’t pay them, they may take some of your belongings. Bailiffs can’t:
Energy Safe Victoria (ESV) > About ESV > Campaigns > Beware carbon monoxide ESV is urging all Victorian families to have their gas heaters serviced at least every two years to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. A new television and cinema campaign called "Cold Feet" shows that carbon monoxide poisoning can happen in any home or building with gas heating appliances, including newer ones. Carbon monoxide can leak undetected from faulty, unserviced heaters. Carbon monoxide can be lethal as it can't be seen and has no smell. The key message of "Cold Feet" is that all types of gas heaters should be serviced a minimum of every two years by a registered gasfitter. ESV works with The Chase and Tyler Foundation to raise awareness of the risk of carbon monoxide poisoning from faulty gas heaters. Keep your family safe this winter by arranging a service today with your local plumber/ gasfitter. Plumbers and gasfitters can be found in the Yellow Pages and many advertise in local papers. Click HERE to Watch ESV's TV commercial.
Cancer, a Man-Made Disease | Causes and Prevention December 03, 2010 | 336,092 views Share A study of ancient bodies has determined that cancer is a man-made disease, one fueled by the excesses. Tumors turn out to be extremely rare until very recent times, when pollution and poor diet became issues. Researchers analyzed potential references to the disease in classical literature, and also searched for signs in the fossil record and in mummified bodies. But despite examining tissue from hundreds of Egyptian mummies, they confirmed only one case of cancer According to the Daily Mail: "Dismissing the argument that the ancient Egyptians didn't live long enough to develop cancer, the researchers pointed out that other age-related disease such as hardening of the arteries and brittle bones did occur ...
Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Australia - Methyl bromide Uses of methyl bromide Methyl bromide is an ozone depleting substance (ODS). It is used in Australia as a fast acting fumigant in a wide range of situations: as a quarantine and pre-shipment (QPS) treatment for imports, exports and certain commodities transported interstate (current use is >300 tonne per annum) for non-QPS purposes that have been approved under critical use exemptions (current use is <40 tonne per annum), for: soil fumigation in the production of strawberry runners treatment of rice packaged in Australia for domestic use, and as a feedstock in chemical reactions to create other chemicals (current use is <1 tonne per annum) Phase out and control of methyl bromide in Australia Ozone Protection and Synthetic Greenhouse Gas Management Act 1989 The Act implements Australia’s obligations as a Party to the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer 1989 (the Montreal Protocol). Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer
The War on Cancer: a Progress Report for Skeptics March 30, 2011 | 416,050 views Disponible en Español Share In 1971 President Nixon and Congress declared war on cancer. "These summary statistics show that the war on cancer has not gone well," says the article's author, Reynold Spector. Carbon Monoxide (CO) - Air quality fact sheet Air quality fact sheetDepartment of the Environment and Heritage, 2005 What is carbon monoxide? Carbon monoxide is a gas and is found in air. High levels of carbon monoxide are poisonous to humans and, unfortunately, it cannot be detected by humans as it has no taste or smell and cannot be seen. The natural concentration of carbon monoxide in air is around 0.2 parts per million (ppm), and that amount is not harmful to humans. Natural sources of carbon monoxide include volcanoes and bushfires. The main sources of additional carbon monoxide are motor vehicle exhaust and some industrial activities, such as making steel. Tobacco smoke is one of the main indoor sources of carbon monoxide. How does carbon monoxide affect human health? Carbon monoxide affects healthy and unhealthy people. No more than 2.5% of haemoglobin can be bound to carbon monoxide before some health effects become noticeable. How much of a problem is carbon monoxide in Australia? What's being done to manage carbon monoxide?
Are You Still Drinking Soda? June 08, 2011 | 298,934 views Share Tom Philpott got much more of a reaction to his February 10, 2011, aspartame article than he expected. He reports, "I guess in the back of my mind, I was thinking, people still drink that stuff?" Well, they do—by the bucketful. Overall, U.S. soda consumption is declining slowly, but Americans still drink more soda than anyone else on the planet, by a wide margin. Adam Ozimek of the Modeled Behavior blog quickly mounted a vigorous defense of aspartame, the artificial sweetener of choice for the soda industry, claiming, "the unnecessary stress caused by worrying about the aspartame in your diet soda is far more dangerous for you than the aspartame in your soda." Ozimek also compared warnings about aspartame's danger to 9/11 conspiracy theories, claiming the FDA "adequately followed its food additive approval process in approving aspartame."
Anhydrous Ammonia Health Information Anhydrous Ammonia Health Information Anhydrous Ammonia Health-Information Video Available Anhydrous Ammonia Information for Health Care Professionals What is anhydrous ammonia? Anhydrous ammonia is a colorless, highly irritating gas with a sharp, suffocating odor. What are the immediate health effects of exposure to anhydrous ammonia? Symptoms include burning of the eyes, nose, and throat after breathing even small amounts. Eye exposure to concentrated gas or liquid can cause serious corneal burns or blindness. Generally, the severity of symptoms depends on the degree of exposure. What is the treatment for anhydrous ammonia exposure? There is no specific treatment for the effects of anhydrous ammonia. Are any future health effects likely to occur? Most people recover from a single low exposure to anhydrous ammonia without any delayed or long-term effects. Anhydrous ammonia is not known to cause cancer. What tests can be done if a person has been exposed to anhydrous ammonia? · Avoid eating snow.
The True Price Of Gas: What It Should Really Cost To Fill Up If you've filled up a car recently, you surely think that the price of gas is too high. Of course, you've seen the data--gas is much more expensive in other parts of the world than in America, but that doesn't change how it effects your wallet at the gas station. But take away arguments about which countries subsidize or tax gas the most and focus on the costs of simply using gasoline that aren't included in the price, and you start to realize you are getting a good deal, even at $4 a gallon. The Center for Investigative Reporting (CIR) recently put out a video of their efforts to track the costs of all the externalities of a gallon of gas; the unseen costs that we pay because of each gallon we use. First, consider all the costs of drilling, extracting, and transporting oil. From there, you have to examine the effects of all those emissions. Then, of course, there are environmental disasters like oil spills. Hat tip: Climate Progress
Carbon monoxide safety The main cause of accidental carbon monoxide poisoning is from combustion of fuels such as petrol, oil, gas and wood in areas with little or no ventilation. On this page: Products that may emit carbon monoxide Some common products that can emit carbon monoxide when you use them are: barbeques that use wood, charcoal or gasfireplaces that use wood, charcoal or gasportable cookers that use gas or keroseneportable and/or outdoor heaters that use gas or keroseneflued gas heaters (under certain conditions)electrical generators that are diesel- or petrol-poweredelectrical equipment that is diesel- or petrol-powered (such as pumps, chainsaws, blowers and welders). Hazards Accidental poisoning Human senses cannot detect the presence of carbon monoxide. Symptoms of poisoning can include: headachestirednessdizziness or weaknessnauseavomitingloss of memoryconfusion. Health effects of poisoning In severe cases, carbon monoxide poisoning can lead to long-term and/or irreversible health effects such as:
UK plc must do its bit for broken Britain | Business Britain has a rubbish infrastructure. The road network gets clogged up and the rail network is a relic of the 19th century. We know this because business bangs on incessantly about the money it is losing through congestion and delay. Britain has a substandard workforce. In one sense, these criticisms are fair, as anybody who has sat in a traffic jam on the M25 or experienced incompetent or rude service knows all too well. But unless the government is going to abolish corporate taxes altogether, it is right - as Vince Cable noted in these pages last week - that business makes a contribution to the infrastructure on which it relies. To listen to corporate lobbying groups, you would imagine that companies are more than happy to do their bit but are forced into offshore arrangements by the demands of a punitive tax regime. No, the real reason that business avoids paying tax is because it can. And, let's not be naive; this is a normal response. So what to do? Too light a touch
Parents find their four children unresponsive in their beds after carbon monoxide poisoning Fire crews ventilating the home. (9NEWS) Four children were rendered unconscious while they slept last night as carbon monoxide seeped through their Adelaide Hills home. Police were called to the property at Lobethal, east of Adelaide, around 7am this morning after the children, aged between one and seven, couldn’t be roused by their parents. Tests by the Country Fire Service returned readings of carbon monoxide in the home. It is believed a combustion fire in the lounge room was the cause, with police speculating a blocked chimney could have prevented adequate ventilation. “What we believe at this stage is that gas built up, the heat transfer may have transferred the gas to the other rooms and unfortunately the children being so young are more susceptible and have succumbed to the carbon monoxide,” a police spokesman said at the scene. “By the looks of the chimney and everything there could be a build-up of what they call creosote in the actual flue itself.” © ninemsn 2015
Cognitive dissonance In psychology, cognitive dissonance is the mental stress or discomfort experienced by an individual who holds two or more contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values at the same time, or is confronted by new information that conflicts with existing beliefs, ideas, or values.[1][2] Leon Festinger's theory of cognitive dissonance focuses on how humans strive for internal consistency. When inconsistency (dissonance) is experienced, individuals tend to become psychologically uncomfortable and they are motivated to attempt to reduce this dissonance, as well as actively avoiding situations and information which are likely to increase it.[1] Relationship between cognitions[edit] Individuals can adjust their attitudes or actions in various ways. Consonant relationship – Two cognitions/actions that are consistent with one another (e.g., not wanting to get intoxicated while out, then ordering water instead of alcohol) Magnitude of dissonance[edit] Reducing[edit] Theory and research[edit] Examples[edit] E.